Editorial

I began my career in vehicle lighting 25 years ago in October 2000, and my first project with Renault was the Modus (in Valladolid) and the Megane (in Palencia). My…

LED replacement bulbs for halogen headlamps have been on the market for years, but always with strings attached. For a long time, it was a nudge-and-wink disclaimer, “for off-road use…

During the DVN Munich event, I talked to Ian Haughton; he heads the lighting team at Bentley, and he invited me in Crewe to meet the team and present all…

Citroën’s New C5 Aircross was just revealed last week. Based on parent company Stellantis’ new STLA Medium architecture — like the Peugeot 3008 and Vauxhall Grandland — this second-generation C5 Aircross is the…

During the two-week duration of the Auto Show, Shanghai is the centre of the automotive industry in the world. All media and top decision makers gather to discover, analyze, and…

One of the puzzles in vehicle lighting that is not really visible on prime stage, by marketing actions or by innovation award ceremonies, is the job of photometry and testing.…

DVN’s Sensing & Function business unit held an event last week focusing on US-spec AEB (automatic emergency braking) to comply with the tough, disputed new FMVSS 127. As we described…

During the DVN event at Shanghai last year, I had the chance to have a long discussion with the BYD team about vehicle lighting technology and challenges, and they proposed…

Some weeks ago, The SRA (Sécurité et Réparation Automobiles, a French association of car insurance companies) published a report about the huge, 70 per cent upward price evolution of replacement car lamps over the last…